Fine Upstanding Citizen


Fine Upstanding Citizen is a 2005 album by American singer-songwriter Maia Sharp.

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, Thom Jurek gave the album three and a half stars out of five. He said that it "won't set the charts on fire" but called it "a mature mark from an under-the-radar artist". He cited the track "Fall Like Margarite" as a highlight, calling it "simply gorgeous." Ronni Radner of Out called the album "an impressive set of thoughtfully crafted songs" and said that it "pays a definite homage to trailblazing femme troubadours" like Bonnie Raitt, Rickie Lee Jones and Carole King.

Track listing

  1. "Red Dress" – 4:02
  2. "Something Wild" – 3:57
  3. "A Home" – 4:37
  4. "The Reminder" – 3:56
  5. "Regular Jane" – 3:37
  6. "Flood" – 2:30
  7. "Kinder Blues" – 5:06
  8. "Firefly" – 3:19
  9. "Wisdom" – 3:21
  10. "Fall Like Margarite" – 2:50
  11. "Come Back to Me" – 4:09
  12. "Fine Upstanding Citizen" – 2:18

Personnel

;Music
  • Mark Addison – bass, mandolin, piano, electric guitar, melodica, Indian banjo
  • David Batteau – acoustic guitar
  • Chris Carmichael – violin, viola
  • Andy Georges – acoustic guitar, banjo, harmonica, mandolin, electric guitar
  • Mickey Grimm – percussion, drums
  • David Henry – cello
  • Brad Jones – organ, acoustic guitar, bass, mandolin, piano, bass guitar, harmonium, timpani, vibraphone, nylon string guitar
  • Richard Julian – backing vocals
  • Will Kimbrough – percussion, electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Ronnie Manaog – percussion, drums, tambourine, shaker
  • Greg Morrow – drums
  • Kim Richey – backing vocals
  • Janet Robin – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Joshua Segal – violin, viola
  • Maia Sharp – acoustic guitar, clarinet, flute, electric guitar, piano, saxophone, djembe, vocals
  • Randy Sharp – acoustic guitar, mandolin, backing vocals, bass harmonica
  • Nina Singh – percussion, drums
  • Jill Sobule – voices
  • Josef Zimmerman – bass, bass guitar
;Production
  • Mark Addison – producer, sampling, loop
  • Tom Briggs – creative director
  • Jeff Chenault – creative director
  • Jim DeMain – mastering
  • Jeremy Ferguson – engineer
  • Andy Georges – sampling
  • Brad Jones – producer, engineer, sampling, mixing, audio production
  • Bonnie Raitt – author
  • Maia Sharp – producer, engineer, audio production
  • Randy Sharp – producer, engineer, sampling
;Design
  • Jeff Chenault – art direction, design
  • Donna Gast – make-up, hair stylist
  • Zoe Joeright – stylist
  • Mitch Tobias – photography, composite